Improvement in attachments for lamps



E. s. CHASE I ATTACHMENTS FURL-AMPS, m.

-No.1"79,895. Patentedl'ulylS, 1876.

Wilhewsea; 1; W7? %@Zfi2 WWW J I I N-PEIERS. PNOTD-UTHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON. D, C

UNITED STATES A'IENT 'OFrE.

EBEN S. CHASE, OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN.-

, IMPROVEMENT IN ATTACHMENTS FOR LAMPS, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,895, dated July 18, 1876; application filed January 27, 1876.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EBEN S. CHASE, of Eau Claire, in the county of Eau Claire and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Absorbing-Pad for Lamps, Bottles, Cans,

&c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of an absorbingpad; and Fig. 2 is a sectional view, showing its application to a lamp.

Similar letters of reference in the accompanying drawings denote the same parts.

My invention has for its object to provide means by which oils and other liquids are prevented from running down the outside of the receptacle wherein they are contained when it is tipped to pour out a quantity of the liquid, or the latter is carried to the outside by capillary attraction.

To this end the invention consists in a flat pad, of'some absorbing material, either contained withina correspondingly-formed ease or left plain without the case, and adapted to fit over the neck of the lamp, and to rest upon the top parts around the said neck, so as to absorb and retain any overflow which would otherwise run down the sides, said pad being of such felted or woven material as to firmly retain of itself its position and shape.

Although the invention is applicable to bottles, jugs, cans, table-ware, and other liquidreceptacles of many varieties, I have, in the accompanying drawings, shown it applied to an ordinary kerosene-lamp.

' In this example, A is the fiat pad, composed of felt, cotton-waste, cloth, paper, or other good liquid-absorbent, and cut in the form of a disk, with a central opening fitting around the lamp cap B. The pad rests snugly down upon the lamp-reservoir around the cap, and is fitted within, and inclosed by, a metallic case, 0, also surrounding the lamp-cap, as shown in Fig. 2. WVhen the case is used it carries the pad, both being applied and removed from the lamp together, as though they were made in one piece.

The pad readily absorbs any oil that may escape from the lamp by capillary attraction .or other causes, and prevents it from running down upon the reservoir and standard. By

inclosing-case and another inserted in its stead, the pad and case being first lifted off the lamp. The pad may be treated with a deodorizer, if desired, to neutralize or destroy the disagreeable odor of the liquid during its absorption.

As already stated, the pad may be used without an inclosing-case; butI prefer to employ the latter, as it protects the pad, and at the same time prevents it from soiling any article or thing that may casually come in contact with it. The case also prevents all danger of the saturated pad catching fire from the flame ot' the lamp.

The case may be applied to the lamp in a variety of ways. One good method consists in providing it with a screw thread around the central opening, to engage with a corresponding screw-thread formed upon the cap of the lamp. Spring or other catches may be employed, however, if preferred.

Instead of making the cover of metal, it may be composed of hard rubber, stiff paper, or other proper material. It maybe either plain or ornamented with any design, or it may contain one or more advertisements impressed upon or in it, or applied in the form of a label.

It is designed to make and sell the pad and case together as one article ready for use, and to provide assorted sizes for each class of vessels to which they are to be applied.

I do not broadly claim an absorbing material around the neck of a bottle or lamp, as I am aware that such is not new.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new An absorbing pad for lamps or bottles, formed from a sheet of felt or equivalent 0bsorbent material, with a central hole, and in other respects adapted to fit around the neck of a bottle or lamp, whether the same be covered or not by a metal case.

E. S. CHASE.

Witnesses:

E. A. ELLSWORIH, JNO. D. PATTEN. 

